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Brothers Ajay and Atul Gupta have criticised a bid to sue them for billions which were allegedly illegally diverted to help them buy Optimum Coal. File photo.Image: MARTIN RHODES
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Gupta lawyer slams ‘incomprehensible’ Eskom and SIU summons for R3.8bn

The Gupta family has slammed a bid by Eskom and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to sue them for R3.8bn, which the power utility claims was illegally diverted to help them buy Optimum Coal, as a “national embarrassment waiting to…

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Former Transnet CEO Brian Molefe. A former bodyguard to Molefe told the state capture commission of a bag mysteriously stuffed with R200 notes.Image: Alon Skuy
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Eskom, SIU gun for former execs Molefe, Koko and Singh to recoup billions allegedly funnelled to Guptas

Eskom and the Special Investigating Unit have initiated steps to recoup funds from former executives allegedly lost to state capture corruption. The electricity utility said in a statement it applied for a summons on Monday in the high…

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